//------------------------------// // Girls' Day Out // Story: You're a Princess Now // by SprocketProductions //------------------------------// The thought of kissing with a prince is revolting to me, why would I do it? The two had slept soundly, spooning in the same bed without a care in the world. They were so comfortable and warm that the time passed them by, and they were unable to wake up in time to avoid comments from the one tasked with the duty of waking them up. Golden began to stir as he heard loud hoofsteps just outside the door. He slowly began to realize the volley of outrage as the door opened he knew that whatever bodyguard/butler would never let them hear the end of it. All of the male staff would be laughing at the two "lesbian" country leaders sleeping- and it was a small maid. "Good morning, princess Golden Glow and assistant Marble Fountain. I apologise on behalf of the staff for the temperature last night. The repair ponies still haven't fixed the palace heating system, but it looks like you managed. I promise I won't tell, you two look too cute together for me to wish anything like that to happen." She giggled. Golden sighed, "Maid?" "What do you need, princess?" Inquired the maid. Golden shouted, "Why is it that nearly everypony thinks I'm just the most adorable little thing ever!?!?" "I'm sorry ma'am, I didn't mean it that way if that's not what you want..." The maid smiled warmly, rubbing the back of her head as she started to back out of the room. Golden glared as he slipped out of the bed, "Oh, look at little Golden Glow. Cute little Golden Glow. Delicate little Golden Glow!" "I'm so sorry!" The mare quickly closed the door and ran down the hall toward the maid's quarters. The head senator, Authority Figure straightened his tie a bit further down the hall and spoke to his scribe, "The new princess has an unfortunately short fuse. Would you not say the same, young stallion?" "Seeing how she has a documented caffeine addiction, I can't say that this is representative of how she always is, sir." Replied the scribe. The senator proceeded down the hall, knocking on the door, "Excuse me, miss? May I ask you something?" "What is it?" Golden opened the door, now in his dress. Authority cleared his throat, "Why exactly did you snap at that maid?" "I guess I can be a little irritable before I've had my coffee. Sorry if I caused a disturbance. I'll apologise to that maid next time I see her." Golden nervously laughed. The scribe leaned towards the senator to whisper, "Caffeine addiction." "Right, miss. Sorry to bother you. I really should be getting on my way. Thank you for the chat. I hope nothing... Unusual... Comes to light during your term." The stallion turned to continue on his way. Golden watched Authority walk away, "Did he just threaten me with you know what?" "No, I don't think so. He must be referring to imperfections. Remember our last princess's snort every time she laughed?" Said Marble. Golden closed the door, "Oh yeah, that was weird. Pretty jarring too, seeing her looks and how she was so composed usually..." Golden proceeded into the bathroom where he brushed his teeth. Marble did his hair in a double braid while he performed his morning hygiene. Once he finished, Marble did his makeup. The two were quick at getting ready when working together. They could probably take on anything, seeing as they could get ready in the morning quickly. He remembered how slow mares were when getting ready in the morning... Except for every single mare he ever knew. Maybe he should be less sexist, he decided. The two exited the room and proceeded towards the dining room for breakfast. The palace was a much more lively in the daytime. There were maids and butlers all around, hurrying from duty to duty. Residents wealthy enough to live there occasionally exited their rooms for their daily commute. Politicians wandered from meeting to meeting. Entrepreneurs walked through the halls to present their inventions in the hopes that their ideas would make it big and they would be able to retire early. The two eventually made it to the dining room to eat their freshly prepared breakfast. The meal was a hearty bread based one, with milk based products like cheese. Golden always thought dairy was a little weird, but the meal was so good. The two ate the meal until it was about half finished. Marble spoke up, "First rule of order-" "Princess!!! Let me go on a date with you!!!" A scrawny stallion had burst into the room, confidently belting out the phrase. Golden turned around and looked at the stallion. He began laughing softly, letting it build into a ridiculous chuckle, being unable to process what was happening. The stallion looked down, "Well, a simple 'no thank you' would've been fine..." "One second, one second." Golden regained his composure, "Sorry, it was just such an unexpected thing. I didn't mean to offend you. Sorry, I don't want to go on a date with you, but I don't think any less of you for trying." The stallion bowed slightly, "Okay, I apologise for the intrusion, princess. Carry on." "Okay then..." Marble watched the stallion exit the dining room, "As I was saying, Mondays are social days. We can go around and basically do anything we want, within reason." Golden smiled, "Then I'll introduce you to White Lily." "A girls' day out, this'll be fun!" Exclaimed Marble. Golden sunk into his chair, "Maybe for girls..." "Oh, hush, I'm sure you'll have fun! Come on, how bad can it be?" Remarked the stallion's assistant. Golden's head started to ache, "Is there any chance our first stop can be a coffee shop?" Marble giggled as she got up and pulled her princess from her, er, his seat. They went out even before they had finished breakfast.